I did not read anything so I might be speaking out of school here, but in order to have a shareholder vote it would seem to me it would require a proxy vote with proxies being sent to all shareholders on the NOBO and OBO
that proxy would not be necessary if there is a conglomerate of insiders that together hold a control position
Maybe the online stuff is to see what the shareholder consensus might be
Online brokers will forward you correspondence with a control number to vote. Ignoring that, or any non-vote, if you will, constitutes a "no" vote. Would assume any physical mail of proxy vote is the same...